itkBitCast.h

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#ifndef itkBitCast_h
#define itkBitCast_h
 
#include <cstring>     // For memcpy.
#include <type_traits> // For is_trivially_copyable and remove_const_t.
 
namespace itk
{
 
template <typename TDestination, class TSource>
TDestination
bit_cast(const TSource & source)
{
  static_assert(sizeof(TDestination) == sizeof(TSource),
                "The destination type should have the same size as the source type.");
  static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<TDestination>, "The destination type should be trivially copyable");
  static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<TSource>, "The source type should be trivially copyable.");
  std::remove_const_t<TDestination> result;
  std::memcpy(&result, &source, sizeof(TSource));
  return result;
}
 
} // namespace itk
 
 
#endif // itkBitCast_h